As if the universe wants to make absolute sure that I have the right inspiration (ahem… being kicked in the right direction), I met a person. While conversing about his career, he disclosed that he once made a certain something (the specifics omitted for irrelevance to this post) for Rod Stewart. For who knows what the reason, he then followed “Do you know who Rod Stewart is?” Giving a polite nod, I tried my darndest to hold back Rod Stewart and his ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’”: She sits alone waiting for suggestions … …

For many of us in this world, we just came out of a “holiday season”, a.k.a., holiday marathon. All that partying, dining, and skipping sleep finally caught up with us. We feel that we need a holiday after the holiday.

When we met this polar bear, he just finished a big meal. Not sure if he partied as hard as we did. I felt that I can relate to him though, especially after not one, not two, but too many good and rich meals. I thought I found a language that I can communicate with the King of the Arctic.

Another year is fast behind us. Physically, my Assistante and I have continued our journey of visiting new places, meeting new people and making friends with new horses, sheep, cows and birds, etc. As if the Antarctic was not extreme enough for us last year, in 2016, we have gone to the other side of the earth. In between the bi-polars, we have also crossed the equator and gone to the Amazons. In a way, it seems that we have gone through the whole planet.

Someone once asked us, "Where would you conquer next?" My response was, "We wouldn't dare conquering any part of this world. We wished to experience as much as we could and leave the places and their cultures as least disturbed as possible." To us, it's the experiences that slowly change and/or transform us and the way that we look at this world that I wouldn't trade with anything.

Spiritually, we continue to face and be challenged in the subject of life-and-death. As we continue struggling with the question of what life is about, we strive to maximize the quality of experiences that we share with the ones that we are lucky to call family and friends.

We thank you for being along in our journey and for caring and laughing with us. With the new year fast approaching, we wish you the joy of family, the gift of friends, and the best of everything in 2017!

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